出版社:Student of the Ph. D. Program of the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilan Languages and Literatures Cuny - The Graduate Center
摘要:Explores the results of interviews with 301 public library users regarding users' attitudes to IT and levels of IT literacy. Attitudes averaged 47% positive, 30% negative and 23% neutral. Other views concerned the impact of technology on work, children and quality of life. Library users displayed varying levels of IT literacy. Six types of users were identified: non-users (technophobes); reluctant/anxious; work-related; casual/occasional ; experience/regular and high flyers (technophiles). lt is essential to understand how public library users perceive lT if electronic sources are to be successfully implemented in public libraries.
关键词:users' attitudes;IT literacy;impact;work;quality of life;non-users;reluctant;anxious;casual;occaisional;high flyers;technophiles;electronic resources